ACCESS - Advancing Capacity for Climate  and Environment Social Science
ACCESS - Advancing Capacity for Climate  and Environment Social Science
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Rapid Response Requests


This is a bespoke request service for Environmental and Climate Research and Analysis.

We can

  • Provide a rapid summary of evidence and key debates on a defined topic to help inform a new policy
  • Offer advice and feedback on policy questions, proposals or ideas
  • Help scope and frame areas of work evidence gaps or research requirements.
  • Provide a bridging point between professionals and social scientists working across the environment and climate domain.

We have developed an initial range of rapid evidence formats.

  • A Rapid Evidence Summary report that provides an overview of evidence and key debates on a defined topic
  • Discussion with a specialist (written or on Teams / Zoom)
  • Signposting to key academic groups or outputs (e.g. establishing a link to social scientists with relevant expertise and/or identifying key academic outputs)

We have worked with a range of groups including Defra, BEIS/DESNZ, the Welsh Government, the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and Forest Research.

Please give as many details as you can in the request below.  We aim to get back to you on whether we can respond to your request within three working days:

Rapid Response Request

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